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Maki DePalo

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About Maki DePalo

Maki DePalo is a partner with Alston & Bird’s Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team. She devotes her practice to clients' initiatives in technology and corporate transactions encompassing intellectual property licensing, strategic outsourcing, Internet-based marketing and advertising, data privacy and security, governance and compliance.

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FTC Cracks Down on Messaging App Operator on Child Data Exploitation

October 2, 2025 By Kathleen Benway, Alex Brown, Maki DePalo, Jennifer Everett and Lili Song

On September 29, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a legal action against the operator of the anonymous messaging app Sendit and its CEO for violations of multiple consumer protection and privacy laws. The complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California by the Department of Justice at […]

Filed Under: Children's Privacy, FTC, Privacy Litigation Tagged With: Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Litigation

Texas Expands Data Broker Act Requirements

September 12, 2025 By Maki DePalo and Hyun Jai Oh

On September 1, 2025, the amendments to the Texas Data Broker Act (the Act) became effective. The Act, which originally came into effect on September 1, 2023, defines “data brokers” as business entities that derive their principal source of revenue from collecting, processing, or transferring personal data that they did not collect directly from consumers. […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Legislation, Privacy Tagged With: Data Protection, Privacy, US State Law

Compliance Deadline for Colorado AI Act Delayed Until June 30, 2026

September 10, 2025 By Maki DePalo and Hyun Jai Oh

On August 28, 2025, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 25B-004 (Bill) into law, extending the compliance deadline of the Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act (CAIA) from February 1, 2026, to June 30, 2026. The Bill does not alter the CAIA’s substantive requirements. But it remains uncertain whether the Colorado legislature will introduce further amendments […]

Filed Under: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Legislation Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, US State Law

Arkansas Enacts Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

April 25, 2025 By Maki DePalo and Hyun Jai Oh

On April 21, 2025, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law the Arkansas Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (Act), which will become effective on July 1, 2026. It draws inspiration from the federal Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) and provides stronger privacy protections for Arkansas residents under thirteen […]

Filed Under: Behavioral Advertising, Children's Privacy, Online Privacy, Privacy, Privacy Policy Tagged With: Behavioral Tracking, Data Protection, Privacy, US State Law

FTC Publishes Amendments to COPPA Rule

April 22, 2025 By Maki DePalo and Hyun Jai Oh

On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published the finalized amendments (Amendments) to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) that would impose additional restrictions on website and online service operators that collect personal information from children under the age of thirteen. The Amendments will become effective on June 23, 2025.  Operators […]

Filed Under: Advisories, Children's Privacy, Data Protection, FTC, Online Privacy, Privacy Tagged With: Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), Data Protection, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Privacy

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